Kolkata: The Central Board of Secondary Education’s (CBSE) recent mandate requiring a third language at the secondary level has triggered concern among parents, students and school administrators, particularly over mid-session implementation and the impact on those who have been studying a foreign language as their second language.The revised policy states that students must study three…
Lucknow: The Indian Air Force on Wednesday conducted landing and takeoff drills on the Purvanchal Expressway in Sultanpur district as part activating an emergency landing facility (ELF) during the day and at night.The drills featured a wide range of IAF platforms, including frontline fighter aircraft such as Sukhoi Su‑30 MKI, Mirage‑2000 and Jaguar. Transport aircraft…
With eight goals so far, Lionel Messi is the joint top-scorer with France’s Kylian Mbappe Controversy over FIFA’s alleged favouritism towards Lionel Messi and Argentina refuses to die down, even as the tournament heads into its business end.Ahead of the defending champions’ semi-final clash against bitter rivals England, an online petition has been launched demanding…
Why Are Fresher Salaries in India’s IT Sector Still Nearly the Same After 15 Years? (AI Image) For lakhs of engineering graduates, securing a job at one of India’s leading IT companies remains a major career milestone. However, a comparison of entry-level salaries over the past 15 years has triggered a fresh debate on social…
Chandigarh: Responding to a letter written by Punjab BJP president Kewal Singh Dhillon to Union minister of chemicals & fertilizers JP Nadda on June 10, the central govt has confirmed that adequate quantities of urea and DAP fertilisers are available in Punjab for the ongoing kharif 2026 season .In a letter dated June 23, 2026,…
Hyderabad: Chief minister A Revanth Reddy on Tuesday urged Union road transport and highways minister Nitin Gadkari to expedite the Union cabinet’s approval for commencement of works on the northern corridor of the Regional Ring Road (RRR). project at the earliest.Revanth met Gadkari at his residence in New Delhi and apprised him that 95% of…
Both independent chefs and collectives are driving the Koli culinary market, largely through referrals and WhatsApp marketing. The tilapia, a freshwater fish, is far from home in a Koli kitchen. Yet on Friday, a batch of shapely tilapia patties made their way down the final stages of an assembly line — water, semolina, hot oil on the…
Indian woman draws flak for doing garba at Canada citizenship ceremony after her video goes viral. A woman doing garba at the Canadian citizenship ceremony has triggered a major controversy that snowballed into hatred against Indians, as social media users said only third-world people do such things. They also questioned why Indians become so happy…
TBM Divya breaks through the station box of Purple Line’s Victoria station on Tuesday Kolkata: The city’s Purple Line completed its first phase of underground tunnelling on Tuesday as tunnel boring machine (TBM) Divya broke through the wall of the under-construction Victoria Memorial station.A month ago, its sibling, TBM Durga, achieved the feat, covering the…
Microbes Colouring A Cleaner Future? Bengaluru: What began as a curiosity-driven experiment by two city scientists to grow colour-producing microbes on fabric has evolved into a breakthrough that could transform the textile industry’s relationship with dyes.Intrigued by the vibrant pigments naturally produced by certain microorganisms, the researchers explored ways to extract and stabilise these colours,…
